MLB New Season Update - 12/22/10

Hopefully, the first in a series of season predictions based on offseason moves. Player status is based on 12/22/10. (* denotes Wild Card)

AL East
1. Boston Red Sox - have added Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Andrew Miller, Dan Wheeler, Bobby Jenks, but lost Victor Martinez and Adrian Beltre
2. New York Yankees* - have added Russell Martin and retained Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, but lost Kerry Wood, Javier Vazquez, Lance Berkman, and Andy Pettitte
3. Tampa Rays - re-signed J.P. Howell, but lost Carl Crawford, Jason Bartlett, Dan Wheeler, Carlos Pena, Dioner Navarro, Willy Aybar, and Rafael Soriano
4. Toronto Blue Jays - lost Scott Downs, Jeremy Accardo, John Buck, Shaun Marcum, Lyle Overbay, Kevin Gregg, and Mike Jacobs
5. Baltimore Orioles - added J.J. Hardy, Mark Reynolds, and Jeremy Accardo, and re-signed Koji Uehara, but lost Ty Wigginton and Garrett Atkins

AL Central
1. Detroit Tigers - added Victor Martinez and Joaquin Benoit, and re-signed Brandon Inge, Magglio Ordonez, and Jhonny Peralta
2. Chicago White Sox - added Adam Dunn and Jessee Crain, and re-signed Paul Konerko and A.J. Pierzynski, but lost Scott Linebrink and Bobby Jenks
3. Minnesota Twins - added Nishioka, and will get Justin Morneau back, but lost Carl Pavano, J.J. Hardy, Matt Guerrier, Jon Rauch, Brian Fuentes, and Jesse Crain
4. Kansas City Royals - added Melky Cabrera and Jeff Francoeur, but lost Zach Greinke, David DeJesus, and Yuniesky Betancourt
5. Cleveland Indians - added Austin Kearns, but lost Andy Marte

AL West
1. Texas Rangers - added Yorvit Torrealba, but lost Cliff Lee, Jeff Francoeur, Vlad Guerrero, and Bengie Molina
2. Los Angeles Angels - added Scott Downs, but lost Hideki Matsui and Scot Shields
3. Oakland Athletics - added Hideki Matsui, David DeJesus, and Josh Willingham, but lost Jack Cust, Travis Buck, Justin Duchscherer, Jeremy Hermida, Akinori Iwamura, and Ben Sheets
4. Seattle Mariners - added Jack Cust, but lost Jose Lopez, Ryan Rowland-Smith, Russell Branyan, and Casey Kotchman

NL East
1. Philadelphia Phillies - added Cliff Lee, and resigned Jose Contreras, but lost Jason Werth, Greg Dobbs, Chad Durbin, and J.C. Romero
2. Washington Nationals* - added Jason Werth and Rick Ankiel, but lost Adam Dunn and Josh Willingham
3. Atlanta Braves - adde George Sherrill and Dan Uggla, but lost Omar Infante, Derrek Lee, Troy Glaus, and Rick Ankiel
4. Florida Marlins - added John Buck, Omar Infante, and Javier Vazquez, but lost Cameron Maybin, Dan Uggla, and Andrew Miller
5. New York Mets - no moves of note

NL Central
1. Milwaukee Brewers - added Zach Greinke, Yuniesky Betancourt, and Shaun Marcum, and lost Greg Zaun
2. Cincinnati Reds - lost Aaron Harang, Orlando Cabrera, Arthur Rhodes, and Micah Owingsd
3. St. Louis Cardinals - added Ryan Theriot, Lance Berkman, and Gerald Laird, and re-signed Jake Westbrook, but lost Aaron Miles and Brad Penny
4. Houston Astros - added Bill Hall and Ryan Rowland-Smith
5. Chicago Cubs - added Kerry Wood and Carlos Pena, but lost Xavier Nady
6. Pittsburgh Pirates - added Matt Diaz, Andy Marte, and Lyle Overbay, but lost Zach Duke, Andy LaRoche, and Lastings Milledge

NL West
1. San Francisco Giants - added Miguel Tejada and re-signed Pat Burrell, but lost Juan Uribe, Jose Guillen, and Edgar Renteria
2. San Diego Padres - added Jason Bartlett, Aaron Harand, Cameron Maybin, and Orlando Hudson, but lost Adrian Gonzalez, John Garland, Tony Gwunn, Miguel Tejada, Yorvit Torrealba, and Chris Young
3. Colorado Rockies - added Ty Wigginton and re-signed Jorge De La Rosa, but lost Manny Corpas and Jeff Francis
4. Los Angeles Dodgers - added Jon Garland, Tony Gwynn, and Juan Uribe, and re-signed Hiroki Kuroda, but lost Russell Martin and George Sherrill
5. Arizona Diamondbacks - added Xavier Nady and lost Brandon Webb